Chapter Summaries

Pyrus learned Mewtwo’s location and set out to investigate, while Giovanni arranged for Mewtwo to deal with him. In Cerulean City, Tetsuya joined Officer Jenny Lan to investigate a string of thefts and grew suspicious of a young couple’s unusually selective burglary report.

• Pyrus mistreated his Pokemon, reviewed recruits’ Pokemon, and learned from Tatsumi that Mewtwo was in northern Viridian Forest, Area 33.
• Matori told Giovanni that Pyrus had obtained Mewtwo’s location, and Giovanni sent Tatsumi to Nanbo’s while leaving Pyrus to face Mewtwo.
• Officer Jenny Lan briefed Tetsuya on several thefts in Cerulean City, including stolen bicycles, medicinal powders, Blue Badges, and household furnishings.
• Tetsuya questioned the shop owner, Teacher Kinzō, and a young couple, then noticed that the thief had ignored valuable items in the couple’s home.
• The young couple brought Tetsuya photographs of their household furnishings, and he raised an eyebrow at what he saw.

Tetsuya discovered that a stolen carpet’s pattern resembled the terrain around Cerulean Cave and suspected it pointed to a treasure or formed part of a plot targeting him. After the Police Station arranged to test that suspicion by sending Yezang on the investigation, Tetsuya warned his friend and returned to his villa, wary of Team Rocket.

• Tetsuya recognized that the pattern on the stolen carpet resembled the area around Cerulean Cave and learned the carpet had belonged to the victim’s mountaineer grandfather.
• Tetsuya reported his findings to Officer Jenny and Officer Jenny Lan, who suspected the theft was bait meant to draw Tetsuya into danger near Cerulean Cave.
• Tetsuya and the Officer Jennys decided to send another trainer to investigate and see whether the culprit acted again.
• Tetsuya ran into Yezang, learned that Yezang had taken the same bounty mission, and secretly warned him that the mission might target Tetsuya.
• Tetsuya sent Yezang further details using his new phone, then worried that Team Rocket or Giovanni might be behind the plot.

Yezang was attacked by Lambda, a Team Rocket executive who used disguised Pokemon and self-destructive moves, then claimed he wanted to defect and offered to reveal Rocket intelligence. Tetsuya listened to the conversation and prepared a plan to capture Lambda despite his talent for escaping.

• Yezang agreed to act as bait for the people targeting him and welcomed the chance to gain permission to enter Cerulean Cave.
• Lambda disguised himself as a chubby man, followed Yezang, and attacked with a Koffing that used Self-Destruct.
• Lambda sent out Weezing and used Explosion against Bisharp, badly injuring it and leaving Yezang convinced he faced Team Rocket executive Lambda.
• Yezang confronted Lambda about Team Rocket's conflict with the League, and Lambda claimed he was a good person who wanted to defect and share intelligence.
• Tetsuya listened to Lambda's offer over a Pokemon phone and told the assembled Officers Jenny and Trainers to help him capture Lambda.

Tetsuya fought Lambda in the forest, then used secret Team Rocket information to convince him they were allies. Lambda left without realizing the encounter had been arranged, but he spotted Tetsuya’s armored figure and began to suspect something was wrong.

• Lambda surrounded Yezang and Officer Jenny with Koffing, but Tetsuya arrived with Blaziken and defeated the Koffing ambush.
• Tetsuya ordered Officer Jenny and Yezang to secure the outskirts while he and his Absol fought Lambda’s large Pokemon force.
• Lambda’s Pokemon overwhelmed most of Tetsuya’s team, but Tetsuya recalled his remaining fighters and claimed Giovanni had sent him to deliver a mission.
• Tetsuya named Team Rocket secrets and invoked its Viridian orphanage projects, convincing Lambda that he was a trusted Rocket contact.
• Tetsuya ordered Lambda to pretend to lose and leave, and Lambda obeyed before spotting the familiar armored figure beside Tetsuya a kilometer away.

Tetsuya told Looker that Giovanni was Team Rocket’s boss and arranged to discuss the intelligence after Looker returned from Sinnoh. He then brought Yezang to Cerulean Cave to search for a hidden location, where Incineroar’s Secret Power revealed a cave entrance and Mewtwo awoke.

• Tetsuya contacted Looker and identified Giovanni as Team Rocket’s boss, citing Lambda as his source.
• Looker agreed to investigate and meet Tetsuya after returning from Sinnoh.
• Tetsuya persuaded Yezang to accompany him into Cerulean Cave and help search for a hidden place.
• Tetsuya and Yezang dug at a spot marked by a carpet pattern but found nothing.
• Yezang ordered Incineroar to use Secret Power, revealing a pitch-black cave entrance beneath a large tree.
• Mewtwo at the core of Cerulean Cave opened its eyes.

Tetsuya and Mewtwo found two Mega Stones in a hidden treasure chest near Cerulean Cave: one for Mewtwo and one for Metagross. Tetsuya sold the Metagross Mega Stone to the chest’s rightful owners in exchange for cash, training plans, and access to an Elite Four-level starter Pokémon, then called Steven to send payment for the stone.

• Mewtwo opened the hidden chest and claimed the Mewtwo Mega Stone after Tetsuya explained Mega Evolution.
• Tetsuya found a Metagross Mega Stone in the chest and woke Yezang, who searched the chest but found nothing else.
• Tetsuya told the chest’s original owners that the Metagross Mega Stone was worth hundreds of millions and offered to buy it.
• The owners accepted Tetsuya’s offer of an Elite Four-level starter Pokémon opportunity, training plans for Tangela, Shellder, and Paras, and 100 million in cash.
• Tetsuya returned home with the Metagross Mega Stone and called Steven to send the money.

Tetsuya received a Blaziken Mega Stone from Steven and went to Cerulean Gym to test it in battle against Minglan. As their match began, Blaziken wore the Glass Marble necklace and prepared to try Mega Evolution.

• Tetsuya and Steven haggled over a trade, and Steven agreed to send Tetsuya a Blaziken Mega Stone in exchange for breeding materials and Alliance Coins.
• A Pidgeot courier delivered the package to Tetsuya, who took it with Blaziken to Cerulean Gym.
• Tetsuya met Minglan in the Breeding Room, where Gyarados frightened Misty and Minglan scolded it.
• Tetsuya told Minglan he wanted to test his new item in battle, and Minglan agreed to fight him.
• Minglan prepared the Gym's battle area, and Tetsuya put the Glass Marble necklace around Blaziken's neck as the match began.

Tetsuya and Blaziken battled Minglan and Gyarados at Cerulean Gym, where both Trainers triggered Mega Evolution. The chapter ended as Mega Blaziken launched a Blaze Kick from above while Mega Gyarados surged upward with Waterfall.

• Sakura, Ayame, and Botan watched the battle as Misty explained why Tetsuya and Minglan had begun fighting.
• Tetsuya and Blaziken attacked with boosted moves, but Minglan’s Gyarados used its control of the pool to overwhelm their offense and trap Blaziken with Waterfall.
• Minglan Mega Evolved Gyarados, raising its strength to Champion Level, and told Tetsuya how to call upon the energy in his Key Stone.
• Tetsuya contacted Blaziken with his Psychic power, then successfully Mega Evolved it after urging it to unleash its hidden strength.
• Tetsuya ordered Mega Blaziken to use Bounce and Blaze Kick as Minglan commanded Mega Gyarados to rise with Waterfall.

Tetsuya and Blaziken tested their newly achieved Mega Evolution against Minglan and Gyarados, but Gyarados won after a fierce battle. Minglan examined Blaziken and discussed Mega Evolution with Tetsuya before Bill called.

• Sakura left to explain the commotion caused by the battle, while Ayame and Botan stayed to watch.
• Mega Blaziken and Mega Gyarados exchanged powerful attacks, and Blaziken landed a Superpower that knocked Gyarados into a crater.
• Minglan used Whirlpool and Ice Fang to defeat Blaziken, ending the battle with Gyarados as the winner.
• Minglan examined Blaziken and told Tetsuya that it would likely recover from its first Mega Evolution in three or four days.
• Minglan and Tetsuya discussed Mega Evolution's effects, and Tetsuya confirmed that Mega Blaziken retained Speed Boost but lost Blaze.
• Bill called Tetsuya on his wristwatch.

After recovering from his battle at Cerulean Gym, Tetsuya met Bill at White Cape, where Bill reported signs of Suicune and a likely Shaymin habitat. Bill claimed he had found where Shaymin was, pointing toward the cape’s northern end.

• Minglan told Tetsuya to let Blaziken recover and covered the cost of repairing Cerulean Gym’s arena.
• Minglan teased Sakura about liking Tetsuya, and she left to train.
• Tetsuya met Bill at White Cape and threw him to the ground when Bill approached from behind.
• Bill told Tetsuya he had found traces of Suicune, but Tetsuya showed little interest and prepared to leave.
• Bill revealed that White Rock and Gracidea flowers suggested Shaymin might be nearby, then pointed toward the northern end of the cape as its likely location.

Tetsuya agreed to help Bill search for Shaymin in Fiore and Almia in exchange for an Ampharos Mega Stone, then prepared for the dangerous journey with advice from Asuka and Porin. The two set sail from Cerulean City toward Sinnoh, leaving their trip underway.

• Bill persuaded Tetsuya to accompany him to Fiore and Almia to look for Shaymin, offering him an Ampharos Mega Stone.
• Tetsuya weighed the risks of traveling while his Psychic powers and Blaziken had yet to recover, then asked Asuka about the Ranger Union regions.
• Asuka described the Go-Rock Squad, Dim Sun, and Pokemon Pinchers, and introduced Tetsuya to Porin, a Ranger Base captain in Almia.
• Tetsuya read Porin's intelligence, ordered wilderness supplies, and packed an overloaded Spatial Backpack for the trip.
• Tetsuya completed other preparations, met Bill at the harbor, and boarded a cruise ship bound toward Sinnoh.
• Tetsuya and Bill attracted crowds of fans aboard the ship and retreated to their rooms as it sailed across the sea.

Tetsuya met the Sea God during the cruise to Pastoria City and received a blessing that rapidly healed his damaged Inner Focus. After arriving, he learned Sinnoh Champion Flint and Miss Joy wanted him to challenge Volkner, whose boredom with weak challengers had led him to hand out badges without battles.

• A Wailord leapt above the sea, and Tetsuya watched the spectacle from the cruise ship as the Sea God spoke to him.
• The Sea God blessed Tetsuya with protection at sea and a Water Drop Pattern that accelerated his recovery.
• Tetsuya and Bill arrived in Pastoria City, where Flint greeted them and took them to the Pokemon Center.
• Miss Joy scolded Flint for bringing Tetsuya and Bill without explaining why he had summoned them.
• Miss Joy and Flint asked Tetsuya to challenge Volkner at Sunyshore Gym and rekindle his interest in battling.
• Bill asked why Flint would not ask Elite Four members Aaron or Lucian to challenge Volkner instead.

Tetsuya agreed to battle Sinnoh’s strongest Gym Leader, Volkner, after Flint and Miss Joy asked him to reignite Volkner’s interest in battling. Their three-on-three match began at Sunyshore Gym, where Tetsuya opened with Gigalith against Volkner’s Luxray.

• Flint and Miss Joy persuaded Tetsuya to battle Volkner the next afternoon at Sunyshore Gym, and Tetsuya accepted.
• Tetsuya trained his Pokémon on the beach while preparing for the match, then estimated that Volkner would have the advantage in a three-on-three battle.
• Flint convinced the unenthusiastic Volkner to face Tetsuya, and Volkner chose three Pokémon before heading to the Gym’s underground arena.
• Tetsuya and Bill arrived at Sunyshore Gym, where the staff led them by elevator to Flint and Volkner.
• Flint refereed the three-on-three match as Volkner sent out Luxray and Tetsuya sent out Gigalith; Luxray used Charge while Gigalith activated Arena Trap under the Sandstorm.

Tetsuya’s Gigalith used the sandstorm, hidden Earth Power, and Arena Trap to defeat Volkner’s Luxray. Volkner sent out Electivire and finally battled with full intensity as Gigalith prepared to meet it head-on.

• Volkner’s Luxray evaded Gigalith’s Earth Power and struck it with Spark, but Tetsuya used Gravity to send Luxray into a chain of hidden Earth Power attacks.
• Luxray escaped the stone pillars with Magnet Rise, but Gigalith trapped it with Arena Trap and forced it into a dangerous struggle.
• Volkner had Luxray use Discharge and Electro Ball to break free, but Tetsuya’s Gravity accelerated its charge into the arena wall, and the sandstorm left it unable to continue.
• Volkner recalled Luxray and sent out Electivire while Tetsuya kept Gigalith on the field.
• Volkner had Electivire smash Gigalith’s Rock Slide with Thunder Punch, then ordered Quick Attack and Stomping Tantrum as Tetsuya called for Heavy Slam.

Tetsuya’s Gigalith pushed Volkner’s Electivire to its limits before falling, and Ampharos entered the battle against the battered Electivire. After Ampharos defeated Electivire, Volkner sent out his ace Raichu, whose opening Charge was met by Ampharos’s unusually powerful Thunderbolt.

• Gigalith used Heavy Slam, Stone Edge, and a concealed Earth Power to weaken Electivire, but Electivire defeated it with Hammer Arm.
• Tetsuya sent out Ampharos, which blocked Electivire’s Swift with Cotton Guard and struck it with Power Gem.
• Ampharos finished the exhausted Electivire with Fling, and Volkner recalled it.
• Volkner sent out his Starter Pokemon, Raichu, while Tetsuya raised Ampharos’s defenses with Magnetic Field Manipulation.
• Raichu used Charge, but Ampharos unleashed a white Thunderbolt that swallowed Raichu in a thunder dragon.

Tetsuya defeated Volkner in a three-on-three battle after Ampharos outlasted Raichu and finished it with Charge Beam. Tetsuya and Bill then hurried north to search for signs of Shaymin, while a blonde woman challenged Volkner for the “real” Lighthouse Badge and left with it.

• Ampharos endured Raichu’s Volt Tackle and answered with a powerful Thunder, leaving both Pokémon badly injured.
• Ampharos recovered faster, used Screech to disrupt Raichu, and defeated it with Charge Beam, giving Tetsuya the victory over Volkner.
• Flint took the injured Pokémon to the Pokémon Center, where the Joys treated them for several hours.
• Tetsuya and Bill left during the night because Bill feared they would miss signs of Shaymin near the blooming Gracidea.
• A blonde woman challenged Volkner for the “real” Lighthouse Badge, defeated him, and left with the badge.

As Tetsuya and Bill traveled through Sinnoh, they discussed Cynthia’s bid for the Champion position and reached Snowpoint City. Candice secured them a ship to the Ranger Union, but their calm voyage ended when towering Water Spouts appeared nearby.

• Tetsuya and Bill followed news of Cynthia defeating Sinnoh Gym Leaders and pursuing the Champion through the region’s forgotten challenge rule.
• Tetsuya insisted Cynthia would succeed, then urged Bill onward toward Lake Verity and Snowpoint City.
• At Snowpoint Temple, Bill wondered whether Regigigas was real, while Tetsuya knew the Legendary Pokémon slept beneath them.
• Candice welcomed Tetsuya and arranged a long-distance ship to the Ranger Union, warning that the northern route was dangerous.
• Tetsuya made Bill pay for expenses and a raise before they set sail.
• When Bill wondered why no Water-type Pokémon were attacking, several towering Water Spouts suddenly rose nearby.

Tetsuya and Bill crossed dangerous waters where powerful Pokémon battles raged around their strangely protected ship, and Tetsuya was recognized as an emissary of the Sea God. After a succession of formidable Pokémon sightings, Fiore Region’s Summer Island came into view.

• Six Gyarados battled a pair of Kingdra, using Thunder and then attacking the Kingdra’s Draco Meteor before retreating from the ocean fight.
• The Kingdra approached Tetsuya’s ship, called him an honored emissary, and asked him to take their Horsea and Seadra, but Tetsuya refused.
• Bill questioned Tetsuya about the encounter, while Tetsuya kept the meaning of the Sea God’s blessing to himself.
• Elite Four-level Starmie, Tentacruel, Mantine, and Wailord appeared near the ship, leaving Bill shaken and reclusive.
• Tetsuya saw off a Quasi-Champion-level Blastoise as the outline of Fiore Region’s Summer Island appeared on the horizon.

Tetsuya and Bill reached Summer Wander Island and sought a faster route to Autumn Dew City, but the noble Yuki agreed to lend his family's ship only if Tetsuya drove away a Snorlax blocking the way. Tetsuya left to handle it while Bill stayed in the castle, gripping a Poke Ball as Yuki noticed his nerves.

• Tetsuya and Bill arrived in Fiore, learned they could not enter Almia directly, and decided to travel to Autumn Dew City.
• Miss Joy directed them to a noble family's castle because its ship could take them there, and Bill forced his way inside after the family ignored their knocks.
• Yuki explained that a Snorlax blocked the route to the family's Politoed and asked Tetsuya to drive it away in exchange for the ship.
• Tetsuya memorized the Snorlax's location from Yuki's map and left, while Bill remained in the castle with Yuki.
• Yuki asked whether Bill was nervous as Bill held a shrunken Poke Ball in his pocket.

Tetsuya followed the suspicious noble family into Olive Jungle and discovered that the White-haired Elder and his children had sent powerful Pokémon to attack him and Bill. He woke the Elite Four-level Snorlax with Blaziken and began fighting it, while the family’s other battles started elsewhere in the jungle.

• Tetsuya recalled the strange signs at the castle and sensed that the White-haired Elder carried Entei’s aura.
• Mirai, Yoji, the eldest brother, and the White-haired Elder discussed their plan and sent Camerupt, Slaking, and Tyranitar into Olive Jungle to face the Pokémon stationed there.
• Tetsuya decided not to return to Bill and continued toward the sleeping Snorlax, trusting Gallade to protect Bill.
• Tetsuya tried to wake Snorlax by shouting, then had Blaziken attack it with Focus Blast.
• Snorlax woke and charged Blaziken, which caught its Body Slam with Superpower and threw it through the trees.
• Tetsuya ordered Blaziken to press its advantage with Double Kick, and Blaziken rushed in while using Swords Dance.